Spatial is a step backwards
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As a few other posters have said. This is a bad idea. It's been tried several times, each time there has been a replacement file manager developed that used a navigational structure. I had at one point 8 windows open to edit one file with the new nautilus. I thought it was rather interesting that the desktop group that espoused a 'cleaner' interface gave me a cluttered desktop.
As my grandpappy used to say - Don't kill the cow because the milk is bad.
Spatial is a step backwards
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This new interface is partially inspired by the interface described in http://arstechnica.com/paedia/f/finder/finder-1.ht ml.
Mod this however you want, but the only thing I though of when using Gnome's new 'Spatial' file browser last week was navigating around Windows 3.1. Not only is this a bad idea, but the implementation was inconsistent on the desktop. The taskbar icon started the familiar navigational version of Nautilus, the Desktop icon launched the spatial version. What should have been done was improving Nautilus itself, not making a drastic change to the way it works.
This is a step backwards, and one that will slow down making any inroads into the corporate or personal desktop.
You're the reason that companies like Viacom are who they are. Your action makes it easier for them to use tactics like this to base pricing and content on what they, not the consumer wants. Imagine the day when all Viacom has to do to kill a competitor for their cable business off is to make it so others simply can't afford to broadcast it.
Actions like this are the reason that Content providers should NOT be in the business of owning the delivery mehcanism as well. Customers like you are the reason that this happens.
Many of the OEMs' have diagnostic software specific to their PC's available for download. Example from Dell: Software.
The error codes generated by these disks will save you a ton of time on the phone, since they'll tell the tech on the other line what needs to be replaced. I'd also recommend getting hardware certs from any of the OEM's you'll may deal with.
My HTPC play my music files on my stereo while displaying nifty xmms plugins on my HDTV screen; it shows image slideshows, checks the weather for me, records tv shows, plays dvd's, plays videos files that I put on the server, has a nifty web-based front end for setting my tv recording schedule, works with a great HDTV PC card that has no silly DRM issues, is skinnable, rips music for me in the format that I choose, and above all, outside the cost of the hardware, is FREE and OPEN. Check it out here:
The frame dials into the Cieva site and gets it photos from there based on the ID of the Frame. Charges for this are about $3.00-$8.00 per month or so. It's 5x7 frame, and works great for any of you that want your tech-unfriendly grandmother to see new photos of her grandkids.
It's feels like you're on a sheet of ice, well, without the coldness. I've had one scotch taped to my desk for several years now, and it's just now needing replacement. Using a regular mousepad feels like slogging through mud compared to the Teflon Sheets.
Pan fried is an excellent way to cook your processor. After 24 hours in buttermilk, lightly coat it with some chili powder, granualted garlic and onion, a nice coating of flour, then into a cast iron skillet with a quarter inch of crisco at 325 degrees. About 10 minutes on each side, depending on the size of the CPU die should make for a tender and tasty meal. I like some mashed potatoes and gravy, and coleslaw on the side, with a pilsner to wash it all down.
Max Payne was an excellent example of how you can integrate a compelling story with a great action game. If you liked that, and are looking forward to playing this one. I would highly recommend playing Mafia. Great story, graphics, and variety in the gameplay.
A few years back I had the VP of a department call because his laptop suddenly shut down. I went to look and found that the power supply wasn't plugged in. He turned red, looked at em and said "I should have known better". I replied by telling him not to worry about it, as long as he did his job of keeping the company running, I'd do mine of making sure his laptop worked.
Point is, end users aren't stupid, they simply have other things they do, and what we find intuitive, they may not. It's tech supports job to help them, and make them feel better about it when you walk off into the sunset.
Correct me if I'm just ignorant on this, but how does a DirectX flaw affect an ActiveX control? If it's possible, then fine, call me whatever, but if not, why take the cheap shot at buymusic.com?
But the knowledge on how to make a food item is there. Every Salsa is an improvisation on the original salsa, just like every store brand ketchup is an improvisation on the original ketchup. Think of code as a part of software in the same way that you would think of ingredients for food as a part of the final dish.
Companies may not hand out their code, but similar products can be made by having the programming knowledge necessary to duplicate the product. MS Office and Openoffice I think are a good example of this. Similar products in the same way that Heinz and Hunts ketchup are similar, yet when used they taste slightly different.
There are also many successful restaurants that will hand out their recopies if you ask. Most of them are privately owned and believe in sharing food with people as their reason for being there. Chains on the other hand seem to think that they need to keep their 'Baja Salsa' recipe a secret, again, very much like the software industry.
Yay. A Monorail from West Seattle to Ballard. That'll help...
I voted against that waste of taxpayer money. North into Seattle, to the U district, go east parallel with 520 to Bellevue, then Redmond would have made much more sense. But then again when we have two groups, Sound Transit and The Monorail Project serving the same populace with different agendas on how Mass Transit should be done, these things will happen.
This is typical Seattle/Washington state. Everyone has an agenda, noone can cooperate, and each solution is an attempt to get the least for the least amount of money without planning for the future.
Not only does this idea gove the ability to drive in the HOV lanes to those that can pay the most for it, but those without any internet access have no chance to bid on one of these stickers. I live in Washington State, and am just disgusted that our politicians would think of these methods to raise funds over reaching some sort of fiscal accountibility. Lawmakers here recently refused a performance audit of state departments, stating that it would be just too expensive to do one.
Oddly enough, the rep that is proposing this bill is from a rather affluent island suburb of Seattle that has these HOV lanes go right through it. Go figure.
Community support. The Gentoo community is absolutely awesome. forums.gentoo.org is a one stop shop for any problem you might have. To this day, I have yet to encounter a problem I couldn't fix by a quick trip to the forums.
This is the single best reason to use Gentoo. The forums are filled with some of the most friendly and helpful people in the Linux community. There are no 'RTFM' answers to new people who simply don't know how else to find out what they need to know.
The main reason that I'm happy to use, and promote Gentoo, isn't the 1337ness factor, it's the community that I would send my grandmother to for help.
Clive Barkers Undying - Scared the crap out of me. Played it in a dark room one too many times. There were several moments that I had to get up and leave the game for a few minute.
Civ II - Played this one non stop for months. Easily the single most addictive, what's going to happen next strategy game ever.
The Dragon Quest games - My first exposure to japanese RPG's.
Quake II - The first game that made me run out and buy new hardware.
In my eyes, this part also makes the use of TV Tuner and capture cards not provided to you by the cable company illegal.
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As a few other posters have said. This is a bad idea. It's been tried several times, each time there has been a replacement file manager developed that used a navigational structure. I had at one point 8 windows open to edit one file with the new nautilus. I thought it was rather interesting that the desktop group that espoused a 'cleaner' interface gave me a cluttered desktop.
As my grandpappy used to say - Don't kill the cow because the milk is bad.
Mod this however you want, but the only thing I though of when using Gnome's new 'Spatial' file browser last week was navigating around Windows 3.1. Not only is this a bad idea, but the implementation was inconsistent on the desktop. The taskbar icon started the familiar navigational version of Nautilus, the Desktop icon launched the spatial version. What should have been done was improving Nautilus itself, not making a drastic change to the way it works.
This is a step backwards, and one that will slow down making any inroads into the corporate or personal desktop.
"You've got a BlueScreen!"
Wrong parent, sorry!
320x240 at 15fps is NOT what I call porn.
You're the reason that companies like Viacom are who they are. Your action makes it easier for them to use tactics like this to base pricing and content on what they, not the consumer wants. Imagine the day when all Viacom has to do to kill a competitor for their cable business off is to make it so others simply can't afford to broadcast it.
Actions like this are the reason that Content providers should NOT be in the business of owning the delivery mehcanism as well. Customers like you are the reason that this happens.
The error codes generated by these disks will save you a ton of time on the phone, since they'll tell the tech on the other line what needs to be replaced. I'd also recommend getting hardware certs from any of the OEM's you'll may deal with.
MythTV
Find me a third party DVR that does all that!
Spray some PAM or other kind of cooking spray on your dish, it helped me with that exact issue greatly.
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The frame dials into the Cieva site and gets it photos from there based on the ID of the Frame. Charges for this are about $3.00-$8.00 per month or so. It's 5x7 frame, and works great for any of you that want your tech-unfriendly grandmother to see new photos of her grandkids.
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It's feels like you're on a sheet of ice, well, without the coldness. I've had one scotch taped to my desk for several years now, and it's just now needing replacement. Using a regular mousepad feels like slogging through mud compared to the Teflon Sheets.
Put a nice quiet 100 cfm bathroom fan in the closet ceiling, exhaust any heat into your attic. For around $80.00-100.00 your heat is problem solved.
Pan fried is an excellent way to cook your processor. After 24 hours in buttermilk, lightly coat it with some chili powder, granualted garlic and onion, a nice coating of flour, then into a cast iron skillet with a quarter inch of crisco at 325 degrees. About 10 minutes on each side, depending on the size of the CPU die should make for a tender and tasty meal. I like some mashed potatoes and gravy, and coleslaw on the side, with a pilsner to wash it all down.
Max Payne was an excellent example of how you can integrate a compelling story with a great action game. If you liked that, and are looking forward to playing this one. I would highly recommend playing Mafia. Great story, graphics, and variety in the gameplay.
George Lucas managed to prove that Star Wars and Sex are two mutually exclusive domains.
A few years back I had the VP of a department call because his laptop suddenly shut down. I went to look and found that the power supply wasn't plugged in. He turned red, looked at em and said "I should have known better". I replied by telling him not to worry about it, as long as he did his job of keeping the company running, I'd do mine of making sure his laptop worked.
Point is, end users aren't stupid, they simply have other things they do, and what we find intuitive, they may not. It's tech supports job to help them, and make them feel better about it when you walk off into the sunset.
Correct me if I'm just ignorant on this, but how does a DirectX flaw affect an ActiveX control? If it's possible, then fine, call me whatever, but if not, why take the cheap shot at buymusic.com?
But the knowledge on how to make a food item is there. Every Salsa is an improvisation on the original salsa, just like every store brand ketchup is an improvisation on the original ketchup. Think of code as a part of software in the same way that you would think of ingredients for food as a part of the final dish.
Companies may not hand out their code, but similar products can be made by having the programming knowledge necessary to duplicate the product. MS Office and Openoffice I think are a good example of this. Similar products in the same way that Heinz and Hunts ketchup are similar, yet when used they taste slightly different.
There are also many successful restaurants that will hand out their recopies if you ask. Most of them are privately owned and believe in sharing food with people as their reason for being there. Chains on the other hand seem to think that they need to keep their 'Baja Salsa' recipe a secret, again, very much like the software industry.
Yay. A Monorail from West Seattle to Ballard. That'll help...
I voted against that waste of taxpayer money. North into Seattle, to the U district, go east parallel with 520 to Bellevue, then Redmond would have made much more sense. But then again when we have two groups, Sound Transit and The Monorail Project serving the same populace with different agendas on how Mass Transit should be done, these things will happen.
This is typical Seattle/Washington state. Everyone has an agenda, noone can cooperate, and each solution is an attempt to get the least for the least amount of money without planning for the future.
Not only does this idea gove the ability to drive in the HOV lanes to those that can pay the most for it, but those without any internet access have no chance to bid on one of these stickers. I live in Washington State, and am just disgusted that our politicians would think of these methods to raise funds over reaching some sort of fiscal accountibility. Lawmakers here recently refused a performance audit of state departments, stating that it would be just too expensive to do one.
Oddly enough, the rep that is proposing this bill is from a rather affluent island suburb of Seattle that has these HOV lanes go right through it. Go figure.
This is the single best reason to use Gentoo. The forums are filled with some of the most friendly and helpful people in the Linux community. There are no 'RTFM' answers to new people who simply don't know how else to find out what they need to know.
The main reason that I'm happy to use, and promote Gentoo, isn't the 1337ness factor, it's the community that I would send my grandmother to for help.
"most open source programs still start as tiny hobby projects after all" Of course they do. Ask Linus! BTW, Karamba is a fun little addon as well. :-)
Clive Barkers Undying - Scared the crap out of me. Played it in a dark room one too many times. There were several moments that I had to get up and leave the game for a few minute.
Civ II - Played this one non stop for months. Easily the single most addictive, what's going to happen next strategy game ever.
The Dragon Quest games - My first exposure to japanese RPG's.
Quake II - The first game that made me run out and buy new hardware.
VCR's.
Tivo.
Answering Machines.
1 (c) To receive, disrupt, decrypt, transmit, retransmit, acquire, intercept, or facilitate the receipt, disruption, decryption, transmission, retransmission, acquisition, or interception of any telecommunications service without the express authority or actual consent of the telecommunications service provider.